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The ones I've heard about are self funded by those that want to donate their time and money. That's why Mastodon will never be a true competitor to Twitter and
by WheelsAtLarge 3y ago
The ones I've heard about are self funded by those that want to donate their time and money. That's why Mastodon will never be a true competitor to Twitter and Threads. There's no permanent way to finance it.
- 369548684892826 3y ago> That's why Mastodon will never be a true competitor to Twitter and Threads. There's no permanent way to finance it. This phrasing makes it sound like Twitter is currently profitable. Actually it's Twitter that doesn't have a permanent way to finance itself, whereas donations to Mastodon could scale with its user base.
- vmoore 3y ago> That's why Mastodon will never be a true competitor to Twitter and Threads. There's no permanent way to finance it. There's no way to permanently finance Twitter. Twitter jumped off a cliff and is building the parachute on the way down. Threads has the backing of Facebook and Instagram's dollars so it might be more 'permanent'.